Dē vītā Caesarum vs Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dē vītā Caesarum Dē vītā Caesarum Suetonius · 1470 ★★★★☆ 3.8 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Demanding

De vita Caesarum, known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies, each about one of the Roman emperors, including one on Julius Caesar. It was written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as…

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Cover of Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España Bernal Díaz del Castillo · 1632 ★★★★☆ 4.1 508 pages · ≈ 9 h 24 m · Demanding

A follower of Hernando Cortez describes how a small group of Spaniards was able to defeat the mighty Aztecs and lay claim to their territory and treasures for Spain.

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Dē vītā CaesarumHistoria verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España
Goodreads — 4.2 (3868)
Hardcover — 4.0 (1)

Reception

Dē vītā CaesarumHistoria verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España
Ratings 1 3868
Editions 150 94
Citations — 343
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 10540
Reading it now — 871
Written reviews — 411
Wikipedia attention — 1503
Pages 432 508

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